Les Promesses du Ciel et de la Terre

Synopsis of Les Promesses du Ciel et de la Terre

«Les Promesses du Ciel et de la Terre» is a novel by Claude Michelet, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (414 pages, in French).

In 1871, the Paris Commune expels Pauline from the capital and fire ruins Antoine's lands. Both meet Martial, a young wine merchant with dreams of great enterprises, and together they decide to set off for Chile, a place they can barely place on the map but which attracts them with its promises of prosperity.

First installment of the «Saga des Leyrac» series by Claude Michelet.

For readers with a command of French seeking a story of adventure, emigration, and new beginnings.